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Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20
4 Cyclone Defined.

A cyclone is like three school girls
walking abreast it doesn't turn out
for anything.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

NOTICE OF FINAL sETTLEMEsf1
IN Notice is hereby given that J. ssssy
mInistraior Il the. estate. 9fJahusry
Stark, deceaset..H ne Audrsin Pronsse
term make my inal settlement a
minlstrator # aid estate. ,p
w. B. MCINTYRE,
Administrator
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20
SherIF's Sale.

pY virtue and authority of a general
ID execution issued from the office of
the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Au-
drain county, Missouri. returnable at
the January term, 1887, of said court,
and to me directed in favor OF Whitney
& Holmes Organ Co, and against Jno.
Petit, / have levied upon and seized all
the right, title, interest and claim of
the said Jno. Petit of, In and to the fol-
lowing described real estate, to-wit:
The northwest quarter and the south
west fourth of the northeast quarter
of 20, 81, z, also a strip s feet wide off
the north side of the northeast I of
southwest quarter %, 81, z. All lying
and being in the said county, and State
of Missouri; and / will, on
Friday, the 2Stb day of January, A.
D., 1887,
between the hours of nine O'Clock in
the forenoon and five O'Clock in the
afternoon of that day, at the court
house door, in the city of Mexico, coun-
ty, aforesaid, sell the same, or so much
thereof as may be required, at public
vendue, to the highest bidder for cash
in hand, Subject to all prior liens and
judgments) to satisfy said execution
and costs. JOHN W. ATCHISON,
39-tds. Sheriff of Audrain Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

PREPARE to assist in electing good
city officers in the spring.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20
Trustee's &aIe.

Wy HEREAS, on June 20, 1882, John
w McGowan and Mary McGowan, his
uife, made a deed TO G. B. Macfarlane,
trustee, recorded in book 5, page 1913, of
trust records of Audram county, Mo-, to
secure the payment of a certain note
therein described, by which they con-
veyed the following described real estate,
situate, lying and being in the county of
divided one fourth interest in and to the
southeast fourth of h southeast quar-
ter of section two ca, in township fifty
(50), range nine ~, west. and also the
undivided one fourth interest In and to
the north half of the northwest fourth
of the northwest quarter OF section
seven %, township fifty, range eight,
west. 1t is understood that the one.
fourth interest to the above lands hereby
conveyed has been acquired as one of the
heirs OF Patrick MCGOWAN, deceased.
Ard whereas said note is unpaid and
due; and whereas said trustee refuses
to act. Now, therefore, l, John w.
AtchLson sheriff of Audrain county, Mo-,
at the request of the holder of said note
will, on
FRIDAY, JAN. 2lst, 1887,
between the hours of 8 O'Clock a. M. and
1 O'Clock p. m. of that day, at the east
front door of the court house, in the city
of Mexico, county of Audrain, State of
Missouri, sell to the highest bidder, for
cash, said land to pay said note, inter-
est and cost costs.
3S-tds JOHN w. ATCHISON,
Sheriff of Audrain County, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

The turkey shoot east Of town
yesterday afternoon was well attend
ed, some rare sport being enjoyed by
the majority Of our local sportsmen.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20
He Would do II SpIendIdly,

FIuEH tHt IOuFIeE-JUNFfiaI.
"What Office is Henry Watterson a
candidate for?'-Montgomery (Ala.)
Advertiser.
Second Assistant Deputy Fool
Killer, Montgomery, Ala, short
term.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20
COTTON o DEPT.


9 and lO-4 Sheetings, Bleach and Brown
Muslins, Tickings, Shlrtings, Ginghams
and Prints.
Having purchased these goods before
the great advance, we are 10 condition to
give our rad som very low prices. Buy
your cotton goods now and save money.
CLOAK DEPARTMENT.
75 Ladies' and Children's Cloaks to be
sold at just half price, regardless Of
cost. All fresh, new goods; nc old
stock to clean up. Come and get the
pick of the stock.
BOOT AND SHOE DEPT.
Big cut on prices of heavy Boots and
Shoes, and also or Rubber goods.
Come and examine goods and prices.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

Be LOYAL to your city and county
on all occasions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

WHoop up the Board of Trade.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-09-17
ISSiQuENA COUNTY.

EDrroR GREENvILGE TIMES;
In your Issue of Sept, 3rd, undor
the caption of "The Issaquena
contest,o you say, according to
the published proceedings of the
convention Capt. Anderson is the
regular nominee of the party.p
Granted if you mean the proceed.
ings of the Frank Anderson con.
vention. But there were Two con.
ventions, or to speak more aecu.
rately, but one convention. The
Anderson convention being no
convention at all, as it was organi.
zed by only II delegates out of 30,
which was certainly not a quorum,
and therefore illegally organized.
You are certainly right when you
say "the result THAT is tho appar.
ent nomination of Anderson,) was
achieved by ilagrant and intoler.
able wrong. Without reason or al.
legged pretext one fourth of those
assembled in the 9th District pre-.
cinct meeting, after its formal ad
journment, selected n contesting
delegation" They did this with.
out notifying the majority what
their grievance was, or even that
they had any grievence, and they
voted to man on every question
that came before the meeting even
on that ofadjourment. If they at
any time felt aggrieved by the &C.
tion of the majority, should they
not then have protested against
it and withdrawn from the meet.
ticf But having participated in
its deliberations to the last were
they not precluded from making O
contest : Did not honor, to say
nothing of conventional rules, for
bid them to do so9 When the
proceedings of this little secret
conclave were known, Kershav
was urged TO go at once to May
ersyille aud contest the 4th Dis
;rict, but THIS lsralite indeed II
whom there 10 no guile " repliet
HRo, | will not. II | cannot Obtain
;he Sherifl's Office without resor
to such tricks | do not want it,
Suppose he had yielded to advice
and contested the 4ih Dist. wha
would have been the resultg Pre-
ciselY the same. The first Dis
would have been contested in
similar way. The conventio
wonld have been organized wit
Ave delegates, a sufficient numbe
: of Anderson delegates admitte
! to give him n majority aud tn
nomination made. And upon tn
! other 25 organizing another cor
vention and dominating @ iieke
Capt. Anderson would hive d
nouuced them as boilers, Al
proudly declared that he was Ih
regular nominee of the DemaHFaIl
1 party. Why not ! II be could d
this With ~ out Of 30 as h6 iii
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-09-17
The Farmers Alliance.
1Y'azoo IIerald.1

Organization is always beneficial.
No matter what business or what pur-
snit, individuals following It can assist
each other materially. We see no
reason why agriculture should prove
an exception to this rule, and for many
things they need organization. Does
the Farmers Alliance supply the wantY
VIII it accomplish the purpose?
It starts out by claiming that II il
entirely non-political, yet in one county
it has put out an entire ticket, and in
others has resolved to support no man
for the legislature not in sympathy
with them. VIII it benefit the farmers
to elect their own candidates for sher-
iff', treasurer, assessor, chancery clerk,
circuit clerk, coroner and rangcrI
viii it make their crops more abund-
ant or advance them in any way? For
the legislature and board of supervi-
sors they may advance claims, as legis-
lation is what they are after to some
extent. But even this they do not
need. The farmers are not only the
bone and sinew of Mississippi, but in
one sense they constitute Mississippi
entirely. Very largely in the majority
in every county, they can always select
whomsoever they please for office, and
in fact have done so all the time. They
can select farmers when they wish ;
better still, they can elect the best men
10 the county, irrespective of avoca-
ton. Bad crops and low prices have
caused discomfort and vague feeling
of unrest pervades many communities.
They look around and strive for some
thing to better their condition VIII
legislation do it they ask, and some
wish to try the experiment. They
were told that railroad supervision
would prove panacea for mortal ills
They got it. State and National, and
whom has it, and how many has il, re-
lieved2 Industry, economy and sobri
ETY. are the roads to success in life, and
neither farmers nor any other clasi
will obtain ii from the passage of laws
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-09-17
Kansas Crops.


The following of the Kansas corn
crop applies equally to large areas of
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and other West
ern aud Middle States:
Corn-In view Of the very general
demand for definite information relat-
ing to this crop, thc-board has, for the
purposes of this report, extended its in
quiries beyond its regular correspond
ents, and after careful compilation and
careful analysis of information received
from all sources. find the area planted
to be 6,5i0,605 acres, or II per cent in
excess of any former year. Ofthis 2,
520,332 acres, or 40 per cent, whil'
valuable for feed, will not DC wortl
husking, leaving 4,000,0S6 acres from
which product can be expected. Tbii
acreage we estimate win yield 81, III.
228 bushels. or 40 per cent Of the aver
age annual product for five years. which
with the corn new on hand (Which w
estimate at l2,0O0.o0W viii, we think
when properly distributed meet thu
requirements Of tle State.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-09-17
University of Mississippi.
u seth Annual Session of this
Institution will open on
kURSDAY, 29th SEPT. NEXT.

he faculty, consisting OF eleven Professors,
one instructor, is full. The buildings are
Ierfect order; the situation is elevated, and
kectly healthy. Necessary expenses need not
Red $50 or 800 for entire course Of nine
bths, Law students $500 92l5. The law
nrtment Is in operation, and its curriculum
|al 10 any in the United states.
br full particulars, and for Historical and
Eent catalogue, address EDWARD MAYEs,
|irman of Faculty, University Miss, or
4 BENZ PRICE,
Secretary Board Of Trustees,
n oxford, Miss
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-09-17
Ehitworth Female College,
bROOKHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI.

u ssth Annual session Of this renowned
5,onnlar institution of learning for the high
Rristian education Of girls will open on
ksth OF september next, with faculty, cur
hum and general equipment unsurpassed by
- the only Female COLLEGE in the South
numbers In its faculty FIVE CoLLEGE-BREp
n professors, it offers superior advantages
M [l,idepartmentso OF liberal and refined edu-
In al very reasonable rates. Boarding de-
kment. home-like; location accessible and
III for Its healthiulness. For other informa-
and catalogue, apply to
L. 4, FITZHUGH, A. NJ.
.,a President.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-09-17
GRAND JURORS FOR DECEMBER TERM

Betting, PuLtEYs, and other
Clubhouse fittings can now be had
of Major g. Ne. WILLIAMS, of our
cIfy, agent for The best character
Of Gin, mill and press machinery.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-09-17
Jefferson College,
|ASIIINGTON, MISS.
Ugh School for Boys and Young Men.


b the "lIill Country" near Natchez, Miss
tge and increasing patronage of boarding
pIls. Health and morals first consideration
flctly non-seotarian, Literally endowed
.ry low rates. Chartered In 1902. Session OF
E.sopens sept. sth. Full corps ofprofcsslon-
|teachers.
FGIIsH, CLASSICAL AND COMMERCIAL
nrscs. Location renowned for health and
Rutiful surroundings. Buildings large and
mmodious, with recitation rooms, dormi..
fies, library, etc all conveniently arranged
u In good repair. Study Hall and recitation
pms recently furnished with the latest and
pst improved school furniture, and supplied
lhmaps, charts, globes, and other apparatus
cessary TO insure effective teaching Free
.cphone TO Natchez board tuition, furnish
room, washing and lights sld0per session Of
months. For catalogues giving full par-
pillars, address the Principal
J. s. RAYMOND,
F1 Washington, Miss.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-09-17
.REENVILLE TINES


. ]. .,rie, Attorney. 5 PARISH
For Representatives.
c.uPREIL. J. 7. CASEY,
WI HARRIS
Is,s,ia-w. E HUNT
. .,,h,ueery Clerk-c. NJ. JOHNSON
S,,ruit olerk-JAs e. MARSHALL
. .Treasurer-So 2. FlSLAY,
. ,..sssor-M RACHELMAN.
.sa,yrvor-H. X JOHNSON
r.-oper and Rsnger-w. H BARBER.
For Board SUPERVISORS.
nistriet-s NJ SPENCER.
..ud Distriet-w. W'NORIhiNGfoN-
1, m.triet-N. GOLDsTEIS.
-,h District. d, SMITH
4 ni.tr,et-wILLlAM WOOD.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-09-17
OFFICE RULES


one year, In advance. e. N
Any subscriber desiring hls paperdis-
continued wal! please notify IA PROMPTLY
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-09-17
IamberIain-Hunt Academy,
hccessor to Oakland ColIegel
PORT GIBSON, MISS.
,xnowED SCHOOL FOR BOYS
AND YOUNG MEN.
Increasing Yearly Success.

FACULTY
W &. GUTHRIE, Principal.
.,,xT j NJ. ALLEN,
4 1GiIKEsON, REV. d. A. PLANcH.
uaxt session begins Sept 18th. lss7, aud
ends June l4th, IssS.
.,,ion and Board per session, Sl55. Tuition
4 ~ FOR other expenses see catalogue
ar must be paid on entering, amp the bal
n5!ast session, lsl6-I, WIS the most sue
~ in the history of the Academy, one
Es,ed and twenty i've students having been
Y Catalouge with testimonials, and other
n,tant particulars address
'i'""' CIIAS. ID. WHARTON,
s1 Sec'ty. 4 Treasurer
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-09-17
Ordered that the claims the members per present

adopted at 1880
p.m m. adjourned
s. W. FERGUSON Secretary.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-09-17

Orders from transient customers. yer
bal or written. for job work. advertising.
OF subscription. must be accompanied bv
the cash. Accounts Of regular eusto-
mers due and presented the lst Of each
month,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-09-17
ApNERTIsINa ~

Transient Advertising, Oue square
II fltiuh .-----.- ---........sl- : ! %
h'',eh subsequent lnsertion........ "a
fses Tor Legal notices, which are in
eludeG under this head. due on or before
last publication. No proof furnished
until paid for.
Locals" hye lines OF more. this tvpe
10 cents per line for first. cents eatf.
subsequent Insertion Less than iive
lines. 10 cents per line for first and 10
cents per line each subsequent Insertion.
Personal articles or notices charged
Tor or declined according 10 their nature.
Customers viii please give exDlieit di-
reetlohs oflength oftime for publication
OF advertisements.
Regular advertising. one square, 3ms
~, ems. Sl2, Far SO.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-09-17

1t seems TO us that the above Is q re-
Election upon Okolona, whose people
il is implied, are wanting in courtesy
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-09-17

Wherever Gov. Lowry has spoken,
on his vindication tour, except at Oko-
Iona, resolutions have been adopted en-
dorsing his administration. This, how.
ever, cannot bo taken as a correct re-
fection Of public sentiment on that
subject, as a sense Of courtesy would
restrain the people of community
from opposing resolution of endorse
ment; after inviting the Governor and
receiving him as public guest.-Ex.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-09-17
ASSESSMENT ROLLS.

Inc Assessment rolls of the city of
uieenfiile are now ON file in the office of
ue Oity Clerk, and vim remain open for
inspection and objection for thirty days
WI. YERGER
aug Y Clerk
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-09-17

Larger advertisements. quarterly, half
yearly and yearly.
contracted forat Liberal Rates.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-30
ALetter from Jefferson Davis.

CHICAGO, June 24.-An Inter Ocean
Special from Danville, ILL.,, says the
following letter has been received:
BEAVER, Miss, June 20.
Col. Phosion Howard, Danville, Ill.
DEAR SIR: In answer to your letter
of request by the Danville Farmers
Mechanic Institute that i should de-
liver an address at its fair, reply as /
did last year.
Some years ago delivered an address
at Winnebago county fair, and was re-
ceived with great courtesy. There i
was among my friends, for my memory
went back to the months of June, July
and August, 1882, when, as lieutenant
upon the staff of Colonel Zachariah
Taylor, was stationed at Prairie du
Chen, or Fort Crawford, as it was then
known, and during the memorable aud
historic Blackhawk war it was my good
fortune to help In protecting the pio-
neer settlers of that country, whose de-
scendents | spoke to at Rockford.
L cannot come to Illinois this year.
Thanking the association through
you, / have only to say, as | said last
September in an open letter to Col. ].
It. Scharr, of b ltimore, that I deny
the charges made against me by Gen.
VIM. t.. Sherman, in which he says
was foremost in encouraging the late
war. / say to you, my dear Colonel,
that l did all in my power to prevent
the late war; that 1 never looked for
nor aspired to the post of Chief Execu-
tive of the Confederate States.
/ may say, that the order of the war
department to return the captured
flags to the late Confederate States was
q violation of all known military pre-
cedents. You will find in my history
of the late war that there were but
twenty-six regiments of regular troops
in the army of the North, and of a
total of $50 Confederate flags captured
it is questionable if these twenty-six
regiments captured fifty. The flags
were captured by the volunteer army
Of the North, belonging to several
States, and they have no right to be in
the National Capitol.
Respectfully yours,
a. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-30
LAND FRAUDS.
An Extensive Swindle Discovered I'm
Wyoming.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-Commis-
sioner Sparks of the general land office
yesterday took the necessary prelimi-
nary. steps to cancel fifty-five desert
hand entries in Wyoming Territory, ag-
gregating in area about $4,000 acres.
The Commissioner in his letter to the
Register and Receiver at Cheyenne
states that the final proof in all Of these
cases is substantially the same, is to the
effect that by means of bitches already
constructed, an ample supply of water
is at hand to properly irrigate the land;
that the claimants own the right to the
water thus secured and have never
parted with their interest in the land
thus reclaimed, and have never agreed
to do so. A special agent of the general
land office upon investigation reports
as follows:
"Upon majority of the entries no
bitches that would carry water have
ever been constructed, while the few
bitches that have actually been con-
structed have never been utilized. A
survey of one large and several lateral
bitches were made, and plow furrow
made in many places to show the line
of survey; but no actual, bona fide
ditching was ever done by the claim
ants, nor by any one for them. All the
ditching that was ever done was of the
most shadowy nature, and was not
substantially useful, nor intended to be
so.
"The land has not been reclaimed
nor irrigated to the slightest degree in
any one of the fifty-five cases enumer-
ated, and was, at date of the investiga-
tion, in the condition it was at the
time entry was made. At many points
where cuts of from four to eight feet
were required by the survey, cut Of
only one foot is made, and where fills
are required none are found. The sur
face line ofthe ditch presents the same
general appearance-that is, one foot
cut-throughout its entire length
Again, where the ground was rocky
no attempt was made beyond single
plow furrow to mark the line Of the in
tended ditch. Where fumes were re-
quired to span gullies and gulches, no
fumes are to be found. 1t is evident
from the nature and character of the
work done that these skeleton bitches
were made solely for the purpose of
proving up. What was done was at
the instance of Thomas Sturgis, the
President of the Goshen Hole Ditching
Company, and an officer of the Union
Cattle Company"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-30
Brace Up.

You are feeling depressed, your appe-
tite is poor, you are bothered with
headache, you are fidgetty, nervous,
and generally out of sorts, and want to
brace up. Brace up, but not with
stimulants, spring medicines, or bitters,
which have for their basis very cheap,
bad whisky, and which stimulate you
for an hour, and then leave you in q
worse condition than before. What
you want is an Alternative that will puri-
fy your blood, start healthy action of
liver and kidneys, restore your vitality,
and give renewed health and strength.
Such medicine you will find in Elec-
tric Bitters, and only so cents bottle
at d. ]. Humphreys drug store.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-30
The Woman's Column.

Miss Luella Varney, Of Cleveland, is
q rising sculptor. She has recently
finished bust of Bishop Gilmore, OF
that city, which exhibits, much force
and is a striking likeness.
Miss Grace Howard has gone to the
Crow Creek Agency in Dakota, where
she will fulfil a two-years' mission as
instructor of the Indians. A school
house will be erected there and school
established.
Miss Alice Freeman, President oi
Wellesley College, has received $50 ap-
plications from young women wishing
to enter Wellesley next year. There
are only 100 places possible at present
Miss Clara M. Fowler will present to
the city of Concord, N. H., building
for a free public library, in memory Of
her parents, the late Judge and Mrs.
Asa Fowler.
Frances E. Willard has gone to Man.
itoba, to attend a w. G. T. U. conven-
ton. She will stop. in Bismarck, Da.
kota, and take in many outlying towns
everywhere carrying the good gospel Of
| the DdlIOG IOT WOueH as tue ucoI tcul-
perence measure.
Mrs. A. X. T. r. Carey has invented
very simple cover for tumblers or
Jars. 1t is made of tough paper,
neatly printed, with space left fol
marking the variety or date of making,
and fastens securely at once.
The evil that some timid souls fear to
the character of woman, from the ex.
ercise of her political rights, does not at
all trouble me. Let education form the
rational and moral being, and nature
will take care of the woman Wendel
| PtilltDs.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-30

A man employed on a farm near
Newark, o., named John Taylor, was
stung by blowing viper last August.
At the time he suffered a great deal,
but appeared to recover completely
Recently he was taken suddenly with a
kind of a fit and acted peculiarly like q
snake. He was found by friend
craw ling and wriggling, darting out
his tongue and kissing Ike viper. He
was overpowered, strapped in wagon
and brought 10 the city prison at New
ark, where he is now suffering greatly.
The poison seems to have permeated
his entire system. He exhibited
wonderful strength, half dozen men
being required to hold him.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-30

A singular freak of nature has devel-
oped in poultry yard near Dayton,
the facts as reported to the Columbus
Dispatch being as follows: candy
Jackson, colored man, set q hen with
Is eggs three weeks ago, and in due
time seventeen chicks were Matched
from the fifteen eggs. Two of the eggs
produced two chicks each, and from
one of these couples came two strong
though small chicks of different spe-
cies. One was Buff Cochin and the
other Plymouth Rock, and both clear
ly marked. There is no mistake about
it, as one of the jackson family watched
the Matching at intervals all day, and
took the four chicks out of the two
shells. 1t 10 no uncommon occurrence
for chickens of different kinds to come
in the same brood, but it is q strange
freak of nature for two different colors
to hatch from one egg"